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controlling hogweed
I mean regular hogweed, not the giant variety thank goodness.
Over the last 20 years (there was none at all then) it has installed itself in the fields and likes to come up in cleared areas around trees and shrubs. I've not had much luck with glyphosate, the huge root seems to laugh it off. I've tried cutting the flower heads off, on the theory that since it's biennial (I think) it will go away, but the seeds seem to set anyway. Yesterday I dug a bunch of it up as best as possible, but of course there was a lot of root left in ground. Is it likely to come back, or is this a good method. Lots of info on the giant variety but not so much on regular hogweed; it has the same chemical that causes sunlight activated burns, just not so much of it, and the flowering stems can get to about 6 ft. Thanks for any tips, -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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